Guillermo del Toro Praises John Carpenter in Epic Twitter Marathon

Guillermo del Toro Praises John Carpenter in Epic Twitter Marathon

John Carpenter is a hero among horror and sci-fi enthusiasts, though acclaim for the “Halloween,” “Escape from New York” and “The Thing” director doesn’t often seep into more quote-unquote respectable circles. Guillermo del Toro, himself a vaunted figure in the realm of genre filmmaking — his films include “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Cronos” and “Pacific Rim” — took to Twitter over the weekend to lament what he sees as a lack of respect for the veteran auteur.

Del Toro had the most to say about “The Thing,” Carpenter’s masterful reimagining of “The Thing from Another World.” Kurt Russell stars in the film, which tells of an all-male research outpost in Antarctica that gets overrun by an alien entity that invisibly invades hosts’ bodies.

The Thing by John Carpenter. 1/4 A game-changer (again) and one of the finest horror films ever made. It cannot be matched. Holy Grail.